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Overview of Indian Tribes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Gond tribes are mostly found in Central India in which district of Madhya Pradesh ?

a)

Pimpri

b)

Bastar

c)

Udupi

d)

Chhindwara

2.

Only marginalized Hindu communities can be deemed Scheduled Tribes in India

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Scheduled caste are also referred to as

a)

Savarna

b)

Navarna

c)

Avarna

d)

Kvarna

4.

What is the best befitting meaning of the word "Harijan"?

a)

Children of Hari

b)

God of Hari

c)

People of Hari

d)

Children of God

5.

Which act was implemented to address crimes and atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?

a)

SC/ ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989

b)

The Scheduled Castes and Tribes Act, 1989

c)

The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1995

d)

None of these

6.

ST face oppressions due to the Hindu Caste system ?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Can't Say

7.

There are over _____________Scheduled Tribes in India according to The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

a)

699

b)

771

c)

700

d)

701

8.

Primitiveness, geographical isolation, shyness and social, (a)   & economic backwardness

9.

PVTG Stands for

a)

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

b)

Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Group

c)

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group

d)

Primate Vulnerable Tribal Group

10.

_______________ gives the President the power to notify those communities in specific regions that fall under the classification of Scheduled Tribes.

a)

Article 342

b)

Article 340

c)

Article 341

d)

Article 343

11.

_____________directs the state to create a National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, to oversee the implementation of the provisions and safeguards of the rights of Scheduled Tribes in India

a)

Article 243D

b)

Article 243T

c)

Article 338A

d)

Article 332

12.

__________________________ of the Constitution also contains provisions for the administration of Tribal Areas, but in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.

a)

The Fifth Schedule

b)

The Sixteenth Schedule

c)

The Sixth Schedule

d)

The Seventh Schedule

13.

The Bhil Community is a predominant Tribe of which of the following state

a)

Odisha

b)

Rajasthan

c)

Chhattisgarh

d)

West Bengal

14.

The Boa Tribe belong to which of the following?

a)

Lakshadweep

b)

Port Blair

c)

Andamans

d)

Sri Lanka

15.

Khasi tribe is mainly found in which state of India?

a)

Meghalaya

b)

Mizoram

c)

Arunachal Pradesh

d)

Manipur